Where would classic rock music be without the 1950s? That was the decade when the genre was forming, when it was just beginning to understand the power of what it could do and what it could be.

Tommy Steele and Big Mama Thornton are among the most underappreciated classic rock icons in the history of music.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rock and roll has seen some fabulous female singers through the years. One can go back to the 1950s and '60s to find voices and ...